Keywords: regulatory policy
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Consultation on a draft National Gene Drive Policy GuideCommonwealth of Australia (Department of Health and Aged Care), National Gene Technology Scheme, 2024.
The term gene drive is used to describe organisms which have been genetically modified to increase the rate for a particular trait to spread through a sexually reproducing population, spreading the genes or traits through a species at a faster rate than normal inheritance. ... |
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New Techniques of Genetic Modification in Pest Control Spark Debate in CanadaSandeep Kunchikor, Express Healthcare Management, 2023.
Scientists in Canada are urging serious discussions on the use of genetic modification as a new technique in pest control. In a recent report by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, a branch of Health Canada that regulates pesticide use, experts argue that genetic modification ... |
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Synthetic Biology and the United NationsH.-E. Lai, C. Canavan, L. Cameron, S. Moore, M. Danchenko, T. Kuiken, Z. Sekeyová and P. S. Freemont, Trends in Biotechnology, 37:1146-1151. 2019.
Synthetic biology is a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field of science and engineering that aims to redesign living systems through reprogramming genetic information. The field has catalysed global debate among policymakers and publics. Here we describe how synthetic biology ... |
